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freeing up hhd space
Name: floppytop Date: July 9, 2005 at 00:08:28 Pacific OS: Me CPU/Ram: 266/256
Comment:
Hi
Have got a system very low on hhd space and crashing subsequently.
Most of the programs installed are essential.
However I have noticed a large amount of space used in the windows file. Anyway of cleaning this up?
Also running norton updates is saturating an already bloated hhd.
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: July 9, 2005 at 00:24:33 Pacific
Reply:
floppytop, is a second HDD set as a slave and used for storage a possibility? What about putting some of your treasures on CD or DVD? HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: spirit Date: July 9, 2005 at 01:20:10 Pacific
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You cud first do a disk cleanup, remove all the unwanted stuff like temp internet files etc, and see if theres enough space for a defrag atleast. Then run some good third party defragmenting tool. May be the HD is excessively fragmented.Try it. Gud Luck.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 9, 2005 at 06:35:20 Pacific
Reply:
What exactly do you mean by "windows file?"
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Response Number 4
Name: floppytop Date: July 10, 2005 at 12:22:19 Pacific
Reply:
@jennifer
Hi I mean C:\>Windows.
were drivers and sytem32 files etc are keeped.
There is a large amount of space used.
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Response Number 5
Name: Patrick_UK Date: July 14, 2005 at 05:10:02 Pacific
Reply:
Download a copy of Treesize from JAMsoftware, http://www.jam-software.com/treesize/
It will help you see where your disc space has gone to.
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Response Number 6
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